Processed photo-mosaic images of Lau basin hydrothermal vents derived from near-bottom photographs collected during Melville cruise MGLN07MV (2006, investigators Charles Fisher and Elizabeth Podowski)

These photo-mosaics were derived from Jason II ROV near-bottom photographs. The files are in JPEG and TIFF format and were generated as part of a project called Site Evaluations and Background Studies of Interactions Among Fluid Chemistry, Physiology, and Community Ecology for Ridge 2000 Lau Basin Integrated Studies. Funding was provided by NSF award OCE02-40985.